Which to use
“pages” and “phases” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,370
- “pages” frequency rank
- #6,330
- “phases” frequency rank
- 7700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pages | phases |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de page. | Pluriel de phase. |
Where the eye mixes pages and phases
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pages and phases
A purely visual mix-up. pages (\paʒ\) and phases (\faz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pages is recorded at frequency rank #1,370, classified as anoun, pronounced \paʒ\. phases is at rank #6,330, tagged as anoun, pronounced \faz\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 7700, this pair ranks #422,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pages vs phases
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "pages": g. Private to "phases": h.
"pages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "phases" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pages" and "phases" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "pages" or "phases" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "phases" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pages" and "phases" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pages vs pètes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #422,402 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.